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2026 manifesto source record
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What the manifesto says
Teacher Jobs Guarantee for a minimum of 3 years for newly qualified teachers, including retraining into new roles in the profession for qualified primary school teachers who do not have a job.
Not an unconditional permanent-job guarantee for every qualified teacher.
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Before 2026
Scottish Parliament
Martin Whitfield asked how the 3,500 extra teachers pledge would be met, given the 2025 census showed an increase of only 63 FTE. Jenny Gilruth said teacher numbers had risen for the first time since 2022, backed by £186.5m of ring-fenced funding.
The 2024/25 induction cohort: 23% full-time permanent, continuing the long-term decrease from a high of 57% for 2016/17.
The HeraldThe 2025 teacher census put numbers at 53,475, missing pledges to add 3,500 teachers and restore 2023 levels; only a third of councils had restored numbers. The EIS said Scotland was over 4,000 teachers short of the pledge.
Scottish Parliament
In her statement on education statistics, Jenny Gilruth said 69% of probationers had found a teaching post in the following year, up from 65%, but that permanent posts needed sustained improvement. Opposition MSPs said teacher numbers remained at historic lows.
Alloa AdvertiserFOI figures from the Scottish Conservatives showed Clackmannanshire spent over £3.1m on school supply and support staff in three years, up almost £400,000 since 2020/21; the Scottish Government said over 80% of teachers remained in permanent posts.
ClackmannanshireScottish Parliament
+1Names STfP
At the education committee, convener Douglas Ross asked Jenny Gilruth when she had last met Scottish Teachers for Permanence. She said a meeting was scheduled, pointed to inconsistent council use of contracts and a 'huge overreliance on probation', and committed to a review.
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